| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| LTGEN | Geo. Washington was the U.S.'s first |
| BASSALE | Its logo was the U.K.'s first registered trademark |
| ELLA | Grasso who was the first female governor in the U.S. |
| POETLAUREATE | Robert Penn Warren was the first one in the U.S. |
| ASTORIA | Oregon city that was the first permanent U.S. settlement west of the Rockies |
| OBERLIN | Ohio college that was the first in the U.S. to award degrees to women |
| OTT | Fred ..., whose sneeze was the subject of the first copyrighted movie in the U.S. |
| IKEA | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
